DVD Review – Ismael’s Ghosts
Director: Arnaud Desplechin Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marion Cotillard Year: 2017 The films of French director Arnaud Desplechin are tied together in ways I can’t comprehend; there’s a scene…
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Director: Arnaud Desplechin Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marion Cotillard Year: 2017 The films of French director Arnaud Desplechin are tied together in ways I can’t comprehend; there’s a scene…
Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Year: 2018 When your only real and necessary goal is to be better than San Andreas, you’ve succeeded in…
Director: Lynne Ramsay Starring: Joaquin Phoenix Year: 2017 The first time I saw Drive I didn’t like it; too violent, too sensational, too moody, too muted. As time went by,…
Director: Colin Kennedy Starring: Elena Anaya, Owen McDonnell, Elizabeth McGovern Year: 2015 For Colin Kennedy’s first attempt at directing a feature, Swung is a solid double, which could be a…
Director: Alessandro Capone Starring: Kristanna Loken, Sarai Givaty, Antonio Cupo Year: 2015 What’s shocking about Body of Deceit is not that it’s bad; lots of movies are bad, tons of…
Director: Clay Staub Starring: Amanda Schull, Shawn Ashmore, Milo Ventimiglia Year: 2017 Clay Staub’s filmography won’t take you long to read, he’s only been involved in four films ever, but…
Director: François Ozon Starring: Marine Vacth, Jeremie Renier Year: 2017 My experience in foreign language films might not be impressive, but two modern, French-speaking directors stand out when I think…
Director: Andreas Prochaska Starring: Jannis Niewohner, Christa Theret Year: 2016 Like Rome or The Tudors before it, Maximilian attempts to bring history in bite-sized chunks to audiences who have become…
Director: Marc Meyers Starring: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche Year: 2017 Anne Heche puts on the best performance of her career in My Friend Dahmer, and she’s probably the…
Director: Jim Abrahams Starring: Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin Year: 1988 Jim Abrahams’ claim to fame is directing Airplane! and Hot Shots!; you know you’re doing something wrong when your movies…